Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies
Visions of energy transition focus on activating end users, meaning that numerous flexible-distribution network-level devices become active participants in power-system operations. This implies a fast, reliable, and secure exchange of data, enabling the distribution-system operators to maintain, or...
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| author | Goran Jurišić Juraj Havelka Tomislav Capuder Stjepan Sučić |
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| description | Visions of energy transition focus on activating end users, meaning that numerous flexible-distribution network-level devices become active participants in power-system operations. This implies a fast, reliable, and secure exchange of data, enabling the distribution-system operators to maintain, or even improve, the quality and delivery of service. With the introduction of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 standard, the path is set for a single communication topology covering all substation levels. The standard has the potential to change the way substations are designed, built, tested, and maintained. This means that the key segment of the substation, its protection system, will go through a transition period with the end goal of having a digitized substation where all information exchange is performed over an Ethernet communication bus. This paper analyzes the performance impact of the IEC 61850-9-2LE on the protection system. To do this, a laboratory hardware-in-the-loop test setup was developed representing traditional-, hybrid-, and digital-substation topology. The setup serves to simulate faults and create transient waveforms in an extended IEEE 123-node test system, which is then used to detect the reaction times of protection relay devices. To verify the results, a significant number of tests was performed clearly showing the benefits of digitalizing the distribution system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5035d5f8dfbf4e08a9249ec5cf47c9352022-12-22T02:57:00ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732018-09-01119248210.3390/en11092482en11092482Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation TopologiesGoran Jurišić0Juraj Havelka1Tomislav Capuder2Stjepan Sučić3Department of Research and Development, HELB Ltd., Dugo Selo 10370, CroatiaDepartment of Energy and Power Systems, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb 10000, CroatiaDepartment of Energy and Power Systems, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb 10000, CroatiaKončar-Power Plant and Electric Traction Engineering Inc., Fallerovo 22, Zagreb 10000, CroatiaVisions of energy transition focus on activating end users, meaning that numerous flexible-distribution network-level devices become active participants in power-system operations. This implies a fast, reliable, and secure exchange of data, enabling the distribution-system operators to maintain, or even improve, the quality and delivery of service. With the introduction of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 standard, the path is set for a single communication topology covering all substation levels. The standard has the potential to change the way substations are designed, built, tested, and maintained. This means that the key segment of the substation, its protection system, will go through a transition period with the end goal of having a digitized substation where all information exchange is performed over an Ethernet communication bus. This paper analyzes the performance impact of the IEC 61850-9-2LE on the protection system. To do this, a laboratory hardware-in-the-loop test setup was developed representing traditional-, hybrid-, and digital-substation topology. The setup serves to simulate faults and create transient waveforms in an extended IEEE 123-node test system, which is then used to detect the reaction times of protection relay devices. To verify the results, a significant number of tests was performed clearly showing the benefits of digitalizing the distribution system.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2482digital substationgeneric object-oriented substation event (GOOSE)International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850intelligent electronics device (IED)merging unitrelay protectionsubstation configuration language (SCL) |
| spellingShingle | Goran Jurišić Juraj Havelka Tomislav Capuder Stjepan Sučić Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies Energies digital substation generic object-oriented substation event (GOOSE) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 intelligent electronics device (IED) merging unit relay protection substation configuration language (SCL) |
| title | Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies |
| title_full | Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies |
| title_fullStr | Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies |
| title_short | Laboratory Test Bed for Analyzing Fault-Detection Reaction Times of Protection Relays in Different Substation Topologies |
| title_sort | laboratory test bed for analyzing fault detection reaction times of protection relays in different substation topologies |
| topic | digital substation generic object-oriented substation event (GOOSE) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850 intelligent electronics device (IED) merging unit relay protection substation configuration language (SCL) |
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